Reconsidering Your Perspective

Reconsidering Your Perspective

Reconsidering your perspective can be incredibly encouraging and motivating! This is something that I think we all need to be reminded of – frequently!

When you become discouraged or low it is typically because of how you are looking at a situation. It’s simply your perspective. For instance, sometimes I can get a bit discouraged because my business isn’t growing at the rate that I would like. I am not connecting with the number of customers that I was envisioning and sales are lower than I had hoped.

But if I switch my perspective, I see remarkable things! I see that I am very close to having done the same amount of business in just eight months this year that I did in 12 months last year! Something else I see is that May was my largest month in over five years! And on top of that, June was even larger! Does that sound to you like I should be discouraged about business? I don’t think so either!

The Three Masons

I read an inspiring story earlier this year about three masons with three different perspectives. (I’m not sure where this story originated.)

A man came across three masons who were working at chipping chunks of granite from large blocks. The first mason seemed unhappy at his job, chipping away and frequently looking at his watch. When the man asked what it was that he was doing, the first mason responded, rather curtly, “I’m hammering this stupid rock, and I can’t wait ’til 5 when I can go home.” 

A second mason, seemingly more interested in his work, was hammering diligently and when asked what it was that he was doing, answered, “Well, I’m molding this block of rock so that it can be used with others to construct a wall. It’s not bad work, but I’ll sure be glad when it’s done.”

A third mason was hammering at his block fervently, taking time to stand back and admire his work. He chipped off small pieces until he was satisfied that it was the best he could do. When he was questioned about his work he stopped, gazed skyward and proudly proclaimed, “I…am building a cathedral!”

Three men, three different attitudes, all doing the same job.

Isn’t that such a neat story?! Don’t you just admire the attitude of the third mason?! Let us work to have that attitude with what we have to do! Let’s reconsider our perspectives and refocus our enthusiasm on all that God is and all that He has blessed us with! Let us do our work and our life phenomenally well for Him! True, we will always slip up and fall, but may we never grow weary of picking ourselves back up and pursing Him!

“Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people.” – Colossians 3:23

What perspectives could you reconsider? Really think about it. Perhaps one specific area jumps to mind; or maybe several. Ask God about them. Pray that He might refresh your paradigm and help you refocus your enthusiasm!

Until Next Time!

Hope.